Photo report: why you want to see the €20 million McLaren F1 with your own eyes (in the Netherlands!)

20 million euros

Spotting a McLaren F1 in the wild is as likely as winning the lottery and being taken by a UFO at the same time.
After all, the British supercar is extremely valuable.
With a price tag of around 20 million euros, even the average billionaire sweats at the thought of the insurance premium.

Do you still want to admire one?
Then you will have to go to a museum that has one.
There are only a few of those worldwide, and usually it is the racing version: the McLaren F1 GTR.
In fact, only 106 examples of the F1 were built, of which only 64 are street-legal.
And almost all of them sit safely in garages, surrounded by a fortress of security and temperature and humidity controls, waiting for their value to rise another 1,000,000 euros.

Masterpiece

Why is F1 so valuable?
Simple: it is not just another sports car.
The F1 is an icon, a masterpiece of engineering and design that continues to make its mark on the supercar world.
The McLaren F1 is the brainchild of Gordon Murray, the South African-British car designer and engineer famous for his pioneering Brabham and McLaren F1 cars.
With the support of McLaren boss Ron Dennis, Murray was allowed to develop the first street car of the hitherto Formula One-only brand in the early 1990s: the McLaren F1.

The fastest car in the world

The F1 was ahead of its time.
The body was made entirely of carbon fiber, which at the time was revolutionary for a production car.
The material was then only used in aviation and made the F1 not only super light, but also extremely strong.
With its three-piece seating configuration – with the driver sitting centrally, flanked by two passenger seats – the F1 offered a unique driving experience.
Under the hood is a BMW S70/2 6.1-liter V12 engine, good for an output 627 horsepower.
With a top speed of 386.4 km/h, the McLaren F1 was for a long time the fastest production car in the world.

GMA T.50

Gordon Murray may blow out nearly 80 candles by now, but you certainly won’t find him behind the geraniums.
Under his own banner, Gordon Murray Automotive, he has created the spiritual successor to the McLaren F1: the GMA T.50. The first lucky owners are currently receiving their copies.
This McLaren F1 2.0 also has a central seating position and is equipped with a 650-hp Cosworth V12 engine, merrily whirring to a whopping 12,100 rpm.

Supercars of the 90s

Until September 1, you have the chance to admire a McLaren F1 for yourself in real life.
That’s when the temporary Supercars of the 90s exhibition at the Louwman Museum in The Hague closes.
In addition to this special Briton, other extremely rare models on display include the Aston Martin Vantage V600, Bugatti EB110 Super Sport, Ferrari F50, Jaguar XJ220, Mercedes CLK GTR Straßenversion, Nissan R390 GT1, Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversion, BMW M8 E31 and Mercedes-Benz C112.
The chances of ever seeing these cars together again are minimal.
In short, on to The Hague!

Also see: BIZARRE COLLECTION: Supercars of the 90’s at Louwman Museum

Also read: Here are the 100 McLaren F1 cars still in existence